Senior Java Lead — Fixed Income & eTrading

Relha LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Sr Java Developer in FICFX to own assignments from requirements gathering to rollout. The role emphasizes strong Core Java, OOP, and eTrading experience within a fixed income context, including swaps and B2C exchanges.

Expect collaboration with executives to drive architectural excellence and process optimization. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 10 years in software development, working across new and legacy systems, and is open to learning Python/Scala as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant software development experience.
• Strong Core Java development experience (JDK 21+ would be beneficial).
• Development experience in object-oriented programming and working with mixture of new and legacy systems.
• Exposure to AMP/Claude Code or similar AI tools would be beneficial.
• Fixed Income domain knowledge. Experience with Swaps is preferred.
• Previous eTrading experience with B2C Exchanges (eg: Tradeweb/Bloomberg).
• Previous Algo development experience but not mandatory.
• Open to learn and work with other technologies (eg: Python/Scala) as business objectives require.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and excellence in software design and architecture, promoting best practices and ensuring high quality software development.
• Partner with business leaders to align technology initiatives with organizational goals.
• Define and implement strategies for optimizing software development processes and workflows.
• Provide strategic direction for software engineering function, setting long-term objectives.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and methodologies to improve efficiency.
• Represent the software engineering function in executive meetings and planning sessions.

Skills

Core Java

Object-oriented programming

AI tools (AMP/Claude)

Fixed Income domain knowledge

eTrading experience

Algo development

Python/Scala

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent experience

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Sr Java Developer in FICFX to own assignments from requirements gathering to rollout. The role emphasizes strong Core Java, OOP, and eTrading experience within a fixed income context, including swaps and B2C exchanges.

Expect collaboration with executives to drive architectural excellence and process optimization. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 10 years in software development, working across new and legacy systems, and is open to learning Python/Scala as